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Science and engineering professors could stand in the way of Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby’s plan to win approval for major curricular reforms this spring...
Faculty members in the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (DEAS) voted to back a pair of statements Tuesday that criticize key aspects of the ongoing curricular review...
...votes on it should be delayed in the interim. The Faculty is scheduled to hold the final vote on the three-year project this spring, although Kirby’s departure does put its future somewhat in doubt. Thus, despite the possible advantages of forging ahead with much needed curricular changes, we believe that binding a new dean to Kirby’s program—one that has sustained criticism from within the University and from national media—would have negative effects in the long-term...
...pool of potential candidates will be greatly and unfairly reduced. Any possible candidate who does not support the current incarnation of the HCCR would struggle to lead the College into its new academic frontier, and the dean of the Faculty must take on this role if the curricular review is to succeed. Additionally, the next dean, whose tenure will likely be defined by the accomplishments of a new curriculum, should not be burdened with even the possibility of implementing Kirby’s program. Changing the decrepit Core program is necessary and should be completed with all due speed...
Despite a tenure of only four years, Kirby leaves his post having made a lasting impact on the College. Under his term, the size of the Faculty has increased by 8 percent, with plans for an additional 9 percent increase by 2010. The curricular review, despite its remaining problems, has proposed much-needed changes to Harvard’s undergraduate education. We acknowledge Kirby’s role in effecting these generally successful initiatives, and we hope that the new dean will continue to improve this platform...